Ben Stokes strolled off with an injury midway via an over while bowling on day three of the Hamilton Test in between England and New Zealand.
Stokes, bowling his 13th over of the innings grasped his left hamstring instantly after being pinched hit a 4 off the 2nd sphere. He invested a number of weeks on the sidelines with an injured left hamstring previously this year.
The England captain instantly went off the area with his replacement Ollie Pope taking control of as the captain. Jacob Bethell was asked to complete the remainder of the more than.
That is the 2nd injury scare including Stokes in this collection. Earlier in the Christchurch Test, he hopped off the area in the middle of his 20th over of the game, the heaviest Test bowling work in 2 years because the initial Test in Pakistan in 2022. In Hamilton, Stokes remained in the center of his 37th over of the suit, implying he had actually currently exceeded his work from the collection opener.
Ben Stokes has actually hopped off …
Here’s wishing it’s absolutely nothing as well majorpic.twitter.com/2eKNKFbaUg
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 16, 2024
“England captain Ben Stokes, is presently obtaining therapy for a left hamstring concern. He will certainly not go back to the area in this innings and will certainly undertake more evaluation to establish his accessibility to bat in England’s 2nd innings,” a declaration from the England Cricket Board (ECB) read.
Over the years, Stokes has actually sometimes been released as a professional batter owing to injury. His newest injury can be found in The Hundred previously this year, where he injured his left hamstring, ruling himself out of Sri Lanka’s trip of England and the initial Test in Pakistan.
Having won the initial 2 Tests, England are looking at a historical tidy move. However, the hosts, battled well to take a 204-run initial innings lead. A hundred from Kane Williamson in the 3rd innings extended their lead past 450. Notably, both groups run out the 2023-25 World Test Championship last race.
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